1
as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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2
as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in squeezed
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change
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Recent Examples of hustled
All that was between him and a defender was Stafford, who hustled to get into position before offering a chicken wing of a block.
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
But Boberg, a freshman defender, hustled to the goal line to block the attempt.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Inside the final 51 seconds of regulation, Durham flung a pass to Proctor, who hustled all the way into the end zone to complete the 60-yard touchdown pass.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
First, Viktor Arvidsson hustled down low to get a puck and dish it out front to Casey Mittelstadt.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Without any additional hesitation, McMillian hustled over to the white backdrop to pose alongside Curry.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Farnaz Farjam, one of the show’s executive producers, told Deadline that the production hustled to find a way to capture all three elements.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The band hustled to build their social-media accounts, play shows, and produce a new EP.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Many people hustled onto Sanchez’s front walk, sheltering in his doorway.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Nate Atkins, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
But Boberg, a freshman defender, hustled to the goal line to block the attempt.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Inside the final 51 seconds of regulation, Durham flung a pass to Proctor, who hustled all the way into the end zone to complete the 60-yard touchdown pass.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
First, Viktor Arvidsson hustled down low to get a puck and dish it out front to Casey Mittelstadt.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Without any additional hesitation, McMillian hustled over to the white backdrop to pose alongside Curry.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Farnaz Farjam, one of the show’s executive producers, told Deadline that the production hustled to find a way to capture all three elements.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The band hustled to build their social-media accounts, play shows, and produce a new EP.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Many people hustled onto Sanchez’s front walk, sheltering in his doorway.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustled
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Memphis struggled out of the gate on Friday night against a motivated Tulane Green Wave team that suffered an upset loss to UTSA in Week 10.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mahomes spent the game on his backside, hurried or outright hit by rushers 15 times in all.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Another passenger squeezed her way up the aisle to try to make a tight connection.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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De’Von Achane took the handoff, squeezed through the hole, blasted past a diving defender at midfield and outraced the rest of the Bills’ defense to the end zone.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sadly, set-ups around this intense huis clos are often labored, with storylines that fizzle out and characters who become suddenly pivotal and then recede into the background.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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For more than 100 years, enslaved people lived and labored in the colonies, but after the Revolutionary War, northern states eventually abolished most forms of enslavement by the early 1800s, led by Vermont in 1777.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Things also scurried in the branches above.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pair then broke into two high-security display cases, snatched various pieces of crown jewels on display, and scurried back down the ladder and escaped.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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An all-star cast plucked from different corners of the pop culture firmament leads Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, a Hulu legal drama about female divorce attorneys who open their own practice.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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While leading the community services district, Loewen also worked as a business development consultant and senior manager for DTA, according to a confidential investigative report issued in 2023 after residents complained about Loewen’s conduct.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Goldman worked with the NFL on the sale process for the league’s media assets, which were sold to ESPN, and helps owners facilitate franchise transactions, such as the Baltimore Orioles’ sale in 2024.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Crystals that cleanse All three minerals sped up the breakdown under typical environmental conditions, but the rate depended heavily on crystal structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hustled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustled. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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